Essays about: "thesis on human relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 206 essays containing the words thesis on human relations.

1. 1. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
   Keywords : Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. READ MORE

3. 2. MANAGING THE DRAGON. A comprehensive analysis of Sweden’s Relationship with China

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Philip Nilsson; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Sweden; China; Michael Mann; IEMP-model;

   Abstract : Sweden's relationship with China is an increasingly important topic, with a growing need for a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities characterizing this multi-power relationship. Navigating the complex interplay of economic, military, political, and ideological domains, this thesis examines Sweden's evolving relationship with China using Michael Mann’s IEMP-model. READ MORE

4. 3. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Gwenaël Bertrand; [2023]
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   Abstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE

5. 4. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Madelene Logren; [2023]
   Keywords : datafication; human-technology relations; postphenomenology; quantified self; self-tracking; smartwatches;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relation between human and smartwatch by exploring the experiences of four Swedish long-distance runners who use digital technology to self-track their running activities. By examining the participating runners’ use of their smartwatches and smartwatch data as postphenomenological human-technology relations (Ihde, 1990), this thesis offers a perspective on the use of wearable self-tracking technology as augmenting human experience through digital data. READ MORE

6. 5. Vaccine development during a pandemic : A case study of an academic research group in Sweden and their vaccine(s) against SARS-CoV-2

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Anna Tarnovskaya; [2023]
   Keywords : vaccine development; COVID-19; discursive practices; situational analysis; grounded theory; DNA vaccine;

   Abstract : This ethnographic study examines the multiple ways in which a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 disease and infection is known in an academic research group in Sweden. This academic research group has been working to develop a vaccine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. READ MORE